FORMER UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the comments he used to make against the ruling party when he was in the opposition were not his personal views but that of UPND. And Kakoma has expressed gratitude over his appointment as member of the Patriotic Front Central Committee despite joining the party less than a month...

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda has cautioned that the COVID-19 vaccine is not a “silver bullet” that can eliminate the pandemic. And Dr Chanda says the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 35 new COVID-19 cases with one death. In a statement, Monday, Dr Chanda emphasised that all the COVID-19 vaccines brought in...

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Joe Malanji says it has become a marketable lie to suggest that people in government are thieves. And Malanji says he has raised K600,000 for markets in Solwezi. Speaking when he met marketers in Solwezi Monday, Malanji emphasized that his company could do business with entities in the Middle East. “Don't be...

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says it is not by magic that load-shedding has come to an end, but because President Lungu has performed wonders by investing heavily in the energy sector. And Chipampe has wondered why some people are saying that President Edgar Lungu has not done...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has expressed concern that despite the government's effort to help cushion the impact of COVID-19 on the church, the initiative has instead received a backlash. According to a statement issued by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, Thursday, the Head of State however said he would...

CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says Zambians know that opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is going to fix the economy. Commenting on Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo’s remarks that President Lungu had done so much for the country "compared to a liar who promised to fix things", Syakalima said the PF had put the...

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says President Edgar Lungu is an irreplaceable leader worth voting back into power. And Kampyongo says the rule of law does not look at the status of an individual who breaks the law. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix's Night Live programme, Wednesday, Kampyongo said President Lungu was an...

PF national chairperson Samuel Mukupa says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to set May 16 as the deadline for receiving nomination fees is an inconvenience to all key players. And Mukupa says the party will seek an audience with the commission to make adjustments on the deadline. This was after ECZ chief electoral officer...

CHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa has been suspended from parliament for a period of 30 days effective today. Rendering a ruling on a point of order raised by Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo against Mweetwa who wanted to find know if he was in order to cast aspersions on the honourable Mr...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the defection of Mbabala UPND member of parliament Ephraim Belemu to the ruling Patriotic Front is a minor setback to the party. And Mweetwa has revealed that some aspiring candidates have moved into constituencies to grab some seats from sitting MPs and there has not been enough effort from the...